Archives for Soups & Stews

Beef stew is a dish that I make two or three times a year at most, and all of those are in the cooler months. I can't imagine eating a bowl of something this hearty and warm on a warm spring day, never mind a hot summer evening. Regardless,

Sometimes you don’t want a soup that eats like a meal. The Campbell’s company knows this, or they would’ve discontinued all their non-chunky soups long ago. Sometimes, all you want is a clear, flavorful broth, either to warm you up without filling you up, or to add taste to

Last week I shared my recipe for a sweeter version of butternut squash soup. If that's your kind of thing, feel free to click, read, and return. This article will still be here when you come back. For those of you who prefer a more traditional soup,

I really didn’t think this one was going to be a keeper. Maybe months later, I thought, I’d look back and laugh and write about it as one of my near misses (read: disasters). When I took my first taste of this soup I’d just invented, all I got

In case you aren't a regular Think Tasty reader, you may not realize that I have a seasonal fixation with butternut squash. Actually, it's a two season fixation, and if it's a cold spring, it can seep into a third. I love eating butternut squash in cooler weather. It

This is a stew recipe for people who don’t like making stew. With a limit of four ingredients, I needed to make the process simpler too, and you can’t get much simpler than this. No flouring the meat, no measuring spices, no need for stock or broth, no thickening

As December is dedicated to soups and stews at Think Tasty, I have been pondering the new recipes that I wanted to try. Most of them tend to be soups, as those are dishes can be made quickly for lunch or a solo dinner. However, as I thought about

Although it still technically is fall, it sure is beginning to feel more like winter. With multiple inches of snow falling the day before Thanksgiving, our yard looks like a winter wonderland. How best to combat this cold and snow? Make a warm soup or stew. Although I love

I have always loved fresh fruit. There's a picture of me at my six year old birthday dinner, which includes chicken, corn on the cob, and strawberries. In fact, I have liked fruit for so long that I don't understand when people tell me that they don't like fruit.

If you have a garden, then it is quite likely at this point in the summer that some vegetable or fruit is producing far more than you can handle. We don't have a garden, but we do live next door to a farm. So while my refrigerator bins aren't

Last week I had an unusual occurrence. I had no children at home for dinner. I had no husband at home for dinner. I had no plans for myself outside of the house. My first instinct was to fill this void with a social outing, but then I thought

Until this summer, I never had attempted making a berry soup. I'm not quite sure why that is, as I love berries of all varieties and am always seeking new ways to use them. So, it was long overdue when I decided to use some strawberries in a soup.